Hearn says IBF will probably order Usyk-Hrgovic this week

Thoughts?

This is actually starting to grow on me since I have no confidence Fury wants it. Hrgovic is arguably the next name out there, although most would probably vote for Wilder or Zhang. Maybe is Usyk actually fights in December again, he can build some momentum. He will be 37 in January, and if Fury finds his nutsack, they can do it in March. Alternatively he can fight Wilder and call it a great career one way or the other.

 

Other than Fury who else should Usyk fight? Wilder like Fury won't go near him, Joshua he's already beat twice, Ruiz Jr wouldn't even fight Wilder and has been MIA for a year, Zhang and Joyce winner will be happening soon for WBO mandatory so will probably be ordered later this year, Whyte is banned for now and Ortiz lost his last fight to Ruiz and is also MIA.

Hrgovic is the best choice right now and probably is the most deserving challenger as he's the mandatory, unbeaten and been active recently. Yes he's a big underdog but who wouldn't be other than Fury?

 

Wilder, Hrgovic or the winner of Zhang/Joyce are all good options. Probably Usyk's only options considering Fury hasn't got the bottle to fight him.

 

Wilder has a good market by he's not a mando, so I think he is odd man out for the moment.

 

It should happen this year, not next summer. They both need to stay active. Hrgovic need to get in shape & get his head out his ass and focus on boxing.

 

As I already said before the fight with McKean that I am worried about Hrgovic's mental preparation, he is still getting over the loss of his father, during the fight he loses focus and interest, I don't believe he is fully ready for Usyk.

 

Has Wilder been avoiding Usyk?

Wilder and Ruiz have been too busy avoiding each other to have had the time to ignore Usyk.

 

Won't happen, but Sanchez-Usyk would possibly be an extremely entertaining fight. Not lethal punchers in the ring, but at some point Frank began walking into the ring at 240+ and can really sit on his punches. Not to mention it's been ages since Usyk had some intellectual challenge other than how to beffudle the giant blob of heavyweight pound.

 

Sanchez is not that good, Usyk outboxes him with ease...

 

I wouldn't be betting on him, but he brings to the table a lot of tricks other heavyweights don't.

 

To be honest if Fury doesn't want it Usyk should just retire imo.

What's the point in watching him run the gauntlet of second rate heavies? We know he'd win.

 

This.

Great, succinct post.

 

Fury or retire. The whole point of him fighting at HW was to become undisputed but the ***** Fury won’t man up and fight him. ****ing coward.

 

It's going to be Hrgovic and Hearn said something interesting. That IBF would have allow Unification, but only if Fury didn't have incoming fight and also been after almost 2 months.
Warren and Fury's knew exactly what they are doing with their delaying tactics.

Usyk has no ground to stand on currently and will have to face Hrgovic. He won't be allowed 2 months time to wait for Fury and then God knows how many more wasted time. This is the next Usyk fight 100%.

And IBF are 100% right and Hrgovic deserve his chance now.

 

No if he retires now fury will say that Usyk avoided him, and you forget how good the UK boxing PR is, people will start to belive it, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but eventually, they will also say Usyk is not great because he only had 4 heavyweight fights and only 2 were against a champion.

No, Usyk must continue, nobody can stop him, he will reign supreme for 5,10 years and nobody can stop him.